# go up to my father It was common to use the phrase "go up" when speaking about going from Egypt to Canaan. AT: "go back to my father" # say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has ... all that you have This is a quotation with three layers. It can be simplified to two layers. AT: "tell him that this is what I said: 'God has ... all that you have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]]) # Come down to me It was common to use the phrase "come down" when speaking about going from Canaan to Egypt. AT: "Come here to me" # come to poverty This speaks about "poverty" as if it were a destination. AT: "waste away" or "starve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])